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The World Before Her (2012)

Two young women follow completely divergent paths in the new, modernizing India-one wants to become Miss India, the other is a fierce Hindu Nationalist prepared to kill and die for her beliefs.

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Nisha Pahuja

Writer:

Nisha Pahuja
7 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

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Credited cast:
Pooja Chopra ... Self
Manasvi Mamgai ... Self
Marc Robinson Marc Robinson ... Self
Ankita Shorey Ankita Shorey ... Self
Ruhi Singh ... Self
Prachi Trivedi Prachi Trivedi ... Self
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Ruhi Singh is a small town girl with big city dreams. She sets off to Bombay to win the title of Miss India--a launching pad to fame and a surefire way to stand out in a country of 1.2 billion people. Just hours from the Miss India beauty boot camp is another training ground for girls--that of the Durga Vahini, a Hindu nationalist group exclusively for women. Here we meet Prachi Trivedi, a young, fearsome drill sergeant training Indian girls to fight against Western culture, Islam and Christianity by any means necessary including violence. Gliding back and forth between the action of the two camps, the dreams and conflicts of India and young Indian women are laid bare-- the two opposing worlds aren't as far away from each other as they seem. Written by Storyline Entertainment

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India ranks second in terms of winning the Miss World Pageant. Venezuela ranks first. See more »

Goofs

"Parishad" refers to Vishwa Hindu Parishad which is an organization. It is translated as "movement" in subtitles. (at 30:30 min in DvD) See more »

Connections

Edited into P.O.V.: The World Before Her (2013) See more »

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One India: Many Bharat
9 October 2019 | by samyaksambuddhaSee all my reviews

A new kind of documentary with sharp issues that are very part of India we live in. A new kind of change that India is part of manifests it in various forms. The new age girl seeks to the change the old values and adopt the new ones but the other section sees it as the violation of the intricate culture and heritage. One group sees herself as the next Priyanka Chopra while the other goes to see herself as Goddess Durga. The two worlds with the different belief system crisscross each other that this leads to tensions. The sharp tensions are shown in a well organized manner. The dark sides of an extremist groups like call for violence, chauvinism, polarity are something that the new generation is learning in some pockets of the nation. This set of ideology is challenging multiculturalism and non-violent ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. In the name of the empowering women these groups are somewhere leading the nation into unknown and dark lands. Similarly, the other half is not free from becoming mere product of western ways of life. Being a brand is the new motivation of the urban middle and higher class girls. The west is using this mentality to utilize the huge Indian market as per their call.


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English | Hindi

Release Date:

8 April 2014 (Netherlands) See more »

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